Luis Vargas: Santo Domingo Blues

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Santo Domingo Blues is the fascinating tale of how Bachata, a music genre once vilified by the Latin upper class as the bawdy ghetto soundtrack of brothels and vulgar cabarets, came to rival meringue and salsa as the preferred music of the Latin world. Through performances, first-person interviews and telling ... verite scenes with guitarist and guitarist and singer/songwriter Luis Vargas - and his fellow bachateros, viewers are treated to not only a bittersweet success story on one immigrant artist, but an understanding of this once-maligned music style. Following Vargas' poignant journey from New York City back to his hometown of Santa Maria in the Dominican Republic, award-winning director and producer Alex Wolfe tells the story of Bachata's transformation from a "song of bitterness" to an emblem of Dominican national pride.
  • Starring: Luis Vargas
  • Directed by: Alex Wolfe
  • Runtime: 1 hour 15 minutes
  • Release year: 2005
  • Studio: Egami Media
 
  
 
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Synopsis: Santo Domingo Blues is the fascinating tale of how Bachata, a music genre once vilified by the Latin upper class as the bawdy ghetto soundtrack of brothels and vulgar cabarets, came to rival meringue and salsa as the preferred music of the Latin world. Through performances, first-person interviews and telling verite scenes with guitarist and guitarist and singer/songwriter Luis Vargas - and his fellow bachateros, viewers are treated to not only a bittersweet success story on one immigrant artist, but an understanding of this once-maligned music style. Following Vargas' poignant journey from New York City back to his hometown of Santa Maria in the Dominican Republic, award-winning director and producer Alex Wolfe tells the story of Bachata's transformation from a "song of bitterness" to an emblem of Dominican national pride.
Starring: Luis Vargas
Directed by: Alex Wolfe
Runtime: 1 hour 15 minutes
Release year: 2005
Studio: Egami Media
ASIN: B000ZPNPT8 (Rental) and B000ZPSPTI (Purchase)
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5.0 out of 5 stars ¡¡¡Ay mi madre, que rico!!!, January 12, 2011
This review is from: Santo Domingo Blues (DVD)
Dios mio. Que increible fue esa pelicula. Quiero mostrarla a todos mis amigos gringos para que tengan el sabor de la cultura dominicana. La musica, la poesia, la profundidad...me puse a llorar. Hay que verla ahorita. Chao muchachos
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5.0 out of 5 stars it describes bachata music history, December 2, 2009
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it does a great job describing the history of bachata music
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5.0 out of 5 stars A True Masterpiece!!!, January 10, 2009
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I loved this documentary, I hope they make more like it. It shows the true roots Bachata music. If you're a Big Bachata fan and love the Dominican culture as I do, then do yourself a favor and buy it. This one's special.
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